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Thai PM rejects protesters' call for new elections
(AP)
 AP - Thailand's prime minister, backed by a formidable military force, rejected an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament on Monday as tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters vowed to splatter the seat of government with their own blood if their demands weren't met.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:20:23 GMT
| Narcos blamed for killings of 3 with US consul tie
(AP)
 AP - Suspected drug gang hit men separately ambushed two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate in this violent border city, killing an American couple and a Mexican man. Three young children survived, although two suffered wounds.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:41:11 GMT
| Suicide car bomber kills 4 in western Iraq
(AP)
 AP - A suicide car bomber killed four people and wounded 29 others when his vehicle exploded in a busy street Monday during the morning rush hour in western Iraq.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:40:21 GMT
| Officials: US wants Israel to cancel building plan
(AP)
 AP - The U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years, said Israeli officials Monday.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:55:55 GMT
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Kansas, Kentucky, Orange, Duke top seeds (AP)
The selection committee made its choices. Now, it's America's turn. The country's biggest office pool, otherwise known as March Madness, serves up the usual smorgasbord of choices, starting with Kansas, the overall top seed in the 65-team NCAA tournament bracket released Sunday. "It's a blessing, it's a burden," Kansas coach Bill Self said of being No.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:55:27 PDT
| Tomlinson signs 2-year deal with Jets (AP)
LaDainian Tomlinson is bolting for the Big Apple. Tomlinson's agent, Tom Condon, said Sunday that the New York Jets signed the former Chargers running back to a two-year contract. The Jets confirmed that they have agreed to a deal, adding the aging star to the NFL's top-ranked rushing offense last season.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:40:27 PDT
| Browns trade QB Quinn to Broncos (AP)
Brady Quinn will get a chance to start over in Denver. Whether he'll get to start is up in the air. The Broncos acquired the former first-round draft pick from the Cleveland Browns for fullback Peyton Hillis, a 2011 sixth-round draft pick and a conditional pick in 2012. The teams announced the trade Sunday and said the deal is pending physicals.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:40:16 PDT
| Kentucky ties it at buzzer, wins in OT (AP)
John Calipari only had questions once he and his Kentucky Wildcats finished celebrating their Southeastern Conference tournament championship. "How did we win this game? How did we go to overtime? I don't know," Calipari said. Credit his fantastic freshmen who scored to get them to overtime and then won the game, even if they celebrated a little prematurely.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:13:26 PDT
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Industrial production rises 0.1 percent in Feb
(AP)
AP - Industrial production edged up 0.1 percent in February, beating expectations and marking the eighth straight monthly increase. But the key manufacturing sector produced less, showing that economic recovery is still a ways off.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:21:47 GMT
| China trims holdings of Treasury securities
(AP)
AP - China retained its spot as the biggest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury debt in January although it trimmed its holdings for a third straight month. The string of declines are likely to underscore worries that the U.S. government could face much higher interest rates to finance soaring budget deficits.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:05:27 GMT
| Gov't says it cannot explain runaway Toyota
(AP)
 AP - The federal government said Monday it cannot explain a reported incident of sudden, high-speed acceleration in a Toyota Prius on a San Diego, Calif., freeway last week.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:40:18 GMT
| Phillips-Van Heusen to buy Tommy Hilfiger for $3B
(AP)
AP - Clothing maker Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. said Monday it has agreed to buy privately held Tommy Hilfiger in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $3 billion, creating one of the world's biggest clothing companies.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:43:05 GMT
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Social Security to start cashing Uncle Sam's IOUs
(AP)
 AP - The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Administration.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:57:39 GMT
| 'Mission: Impossible' star Peter Graves dies in LA
(AP)
 AP - Peter Graves, whose calm and intelligent demeanor was a good fit to the intrigue of "Mission Impossible" as well as the satire of the "Airplane" films, has died.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:40:38 GMT
| No Child Left Behind overhaul: five key things that would change
(The Christian Science Monitor)
 The Christian Science Monitor - On Saturday, the Obama administration released its blueprint for overhauling the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act. US lawmakers are to consider the blueprint – and make their own revisions – as part of a reauthorization process for the education law.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:02:00 GMT
| Narcos blamed for killings of 3 with US consul tie
(AP)
AP - Suspected drug gang hit men separately ambushed two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate in this violent border city, killing an American couple and a Mexican man. Three young children survived, although two suffered wounds.
Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:41:11 GMT
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